Premiership · Matchday 31
Manchester United v West Ham United
1–0
Manchester United beat West Ham United 1–0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday 29th March 2006 in the Premiership. Ruud van Nistelrooy (45') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Ruud van Nistelrooy 1–0
- Half Time
- 78' Mikael Silvestre for Evra
- 87' Louis Saha for Ronaldo
- 87' Ryan Giggs for Fletcher
- Full Time 1–0
Match Facts
- A 6th consecutive win in all competitions.
- A record crowd for a United match at Old Trafford at the time: 69,522.
- Ruud van Nistelrooy's 22nd goal of 2005-2006, and his 145th for United.
Starting XI
Player
West Ham United Lineup
Starting XI
2 Lionel Scaloni M
3 Paul Konchesky D
4 Danny Gabbidon D
9 Dean Ashton F
10 Marlon Harewood F
11 Matthew Etherington M
15 Yossi Benayoun M
17 Hayden Mullins D
19 James Collins D
20 Nigel Reo-Coker M
34 Shaka Hislop G
Substitutes
5 Anton Ferdinand on
6 Carl Fletcher
8 Teddy Sheringham on
23 James Walker
25 Bobby Zamora on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Alan Pardew
West Ham United
Match Information
United vs West Ham United History
Meeting 111 of 158
158
Played
74
Won
34
Drawn
50
Lost
279
Goals For
196
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 25th February 1911. After this match United had played West Ham United 111 times: 49W 24D 38L.
14 Dec 2002 W 3–0 PL 26 Jan 2003 W 6–0 FAC 27 Nov 2005 W 2–1 PL
29 Mar 2006 W 1–0 This match
17 Dec 2006 L 0–1 PL 13 May 2007 L 0–1 PL 29 Dec 2007 L 1–2 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 82 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 175 | 73 | 67.1 |
| Away | 75 | 19 | 23 | 33 | 103 | 120 | 25.3 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via ESPN where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →